Linguist Named to Big 12 Good Works Team
11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 1, 2006
WACO, Texas -- Baylor senior outside safety Maurice Linguist was named to the 2006 Big 12 Conference Fall Sports Good Works Team, the league office announced Wednesday. Linguist, a three-year starter in Baylor's secondary, is in his first semester of graduate school after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in communication studies last summer.
Each Big 12 institution selected a student-athlete for recognition based upon significant community service, good academic standing and participation in a conference-sponsored sport. The fall semester team recognizes student-athletes who participate in football, cross country, volleyball or soccer.
Linguist is in his second year on Baylor's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and in January will begin his term as the organization's president. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and served as president during the 2005-2006 academic year.
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Linguist ranks third on Baylor's squad and is tied for 24th in the Big 12 with 6.1 tackles per game this season; he ranks eighth in the league in tackles among defensive backs. He also leads Baylor with 6.0 tackles for loss. In four seasons at Baylor, Linguist has amassed 151 tackles, including 15.5 stops for loss, 3.0 sacks, two fumbles forced, three fumbles recovered and three interceptions.
